Now

Borrowing a page from Derek Sivers, this is what I’m focused on right now…

• Still living in our little beach hut near downtown Huntington Beach. We talk about selling one day, but I just don’t know. Even as whacky as HB can be sometimes, I love being less than a mile from the ocean.

• Continuing to rebuild my cardio fitness post-CABG X4 (quadruple open heart bypass) surgery. I do a brisk walk of at least a mile and a half every day, sometimes more. I’m feeling better than I have in 10 years.

• Still easing into my return to the office, intentionally delegating tasks to my direct reports, helping me manage day to day stress better. So far, it’s working out.

• Reading my way through the Harry Bosch Universe books in order thanks to my public library using the Libby app. My wife and I watched the series on Amazon and loved it. I’m currently reading The Last Coyote installment. I’m currently waiting on the Trunk Music installment to become available in Libby.

• Thinking deeply about how I present myself online. I want to spend less time writing code and more time writing prose. I also want to make my blog simpler.

• Breaking the bass out and getting the hands back into shape again. Maybe I’ll find a band to play with, maybe I won’t. So far, the instrument has made it out of the closet and is leaning against the wall of my office, mocking me every day with a reminder it’s still there.

• Making some final updates to my Micro.blog theme mnml to allow more flexibility when working with images. Once these are done, I think I’m going to put it down for a while. This is done. Hands off for a while.

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Updated Monday, November 10, 2025